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Also Known As Lab • Labrador

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A favorite breed
Playful and friendly
Dog surfing
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Labrador Retriever
(left) A Laborador retriever fetches game from the water
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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Various retriever dog breeds sitting in a row. L-R: curly coated retriever, golden retriever, Labrador retriever, duck tolling retriever, flat coated retriever. hunting sporting dogs
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